- Research anorexia.
- "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!" (Luke 18:25)
- I don't mean to open a theological debate here, and I'm not attempting to endorse any particular religion. This does happen to be a rather succinct statement of a common belief about wealth, though.
As to EV charging, if EVs could be charged in seconds, then sure, that'd be better than the current situation. That's not the case, though -- at least not today. It takes tens of minutes to charge from, say, 10% to 80%, and most people want to do something during that time. If that activity (eating, say) takes longer than the charger takes, then the charge is too quick. The driver is left with the choice of staying plugged in (possibly incurring idle fees) and interrupting the meal to move the car.
All I'm saying is that EV charging infrastructure should be available at a range of speeds to accommodate different needs. A ~30-minute charge is a good speed for some purposes, but for others, ~45 or ~60 minutes might be better; and for others, ~15 minutes or faster would be better.
- As I noted, and as you ignored, many CHAdeMO-equipped stalls have a 50 kW limit even on the CCS plug.
- Because of charge tapering, the difference between 50 kW and 150 kW isn't all that huge.
- Most stations aren't at capacity most of the time, so it's usually not a big deal. Of course, at a high-usage site, this won't be true.
- If there's no difference in usage time, but if using the 50 kW option is cheaper (because of no idle fees), then there's a monetary difference to the driver.